Rail fastening and support.



No. 818,673. PATENTED FEB. 27, 1906.

v s. J. soon.

RAIL FASTENING AND SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 17,1905.

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SAMUEL J. SCOTT, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

RAIL FASTENING AND SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 27, 1906,

Application filed June 17, 1905. Serial No. 266,670.

T at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL J. Soorr, a citizen of the United States,residing at C0- lumbu s, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail Fastenings andSupports, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in rail fasteningsand supports.

The object of the invention is to provide a 1 simple device of superiorconstruction where by the rail may be securely and rigidly held inplace.

Another feature lies in the provision of a fastening the parts of whichbeing readily disengaged when it is desired to loosen or remove therail.

Finally, the object of the invention is to provide a device of thecharacter described that will be strong, durable, and efficient and onein which the several parts will not be liable to get out of workingorder.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists of thenovel details of construction and operation, a preferable embodiment ofwhich is described in the specification and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is an end elevation of myimproved support and fastening and a portion of a rail being shown inside elevation. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of one end of the support ortie and the fastening, showing the rail in Fig. 3 is a longitudinalvertical sectional view taken on the line 00 0c of Fig. 1. Fig.4 is ahorizontal cross-sectional view taken on the line y y of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is an inner elevation of the holdingclamp. Fig. 6 is a similarview of the looking clamp or key; and Fig. 7 is a similar view to Fig.2, showinga modified form of fastening having braces for supporting theends of the rails at a joint.

In the drawings the numeral 1 designates a metallic support or tie,which exhibits in cross-section the form. of an I-beam, having the upperand lower laterally extending flanges 2 and 3 and the central verticalweb 4. The upper flange or surface 2 is cut away down to the web 4, soas to form a transverse opening 5, as indicated in Fig. 4. It is to beunderstood that the openings 5 are provided at each end of the tie andalso that the construction about to be described is also arranged ineach of the openings. As these constructions are duplicates, it isdeemed sufficient for a clear understanding of the invention to describeonly the construction at one end. On opposite sides of the web 4 Iarrange angle-irons 6, which are suitably fastened in place, as byrivets 7 passing through the web 4. These angle-irons are arranged withtheir upper surfaces bearing against the under surfaces of the flanges 2and having their oppositely extending portions lying flush with theopening 5 and terminating in line with the side edges of the flanges 2and 3, the lower ends of the angle-irons terminating short of the uppersurfaces of the lower flanges 3, so as to leave suitable spacestherebetween for the purpose hereinafter described.

A holding-clamp 8 has its lower portion slotted or bifurcated, so as toform furcations 9, which are bent at their lower extremities atsubstantially right angles to form toes 10. At its upper portion theclamp 8 is also bent outwardly at right angles to form the shoulder 11,extending above the bifurcated por-. tion and adapted to rest on theupper surface of the tie 1 as hereinafter described. A hook portion 12extends upwardly from the shoulder 11 and is shaped so as to engage overthe edge and-upper surface of the flange of the rail 14. The clampmember 8 has its furcations 9 passed down through the opening 5 on'eachside of the web 4 and closely embracin the same, the toes 10 beingongaged under the angle-iron 6, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 2. Alocking clamp or key 15, formed with furcations 16, shoulder 17, and ahook portion 18, similar to the holding-clamp 8, is inserted in theopening 5, so that its shoulder 17 lies along the upper surface of thetie 1 in the opposite direction from the shoulder 11. It will beobserved that the opening 5 has a width slightly greater than thecombined thickness of the clamp 8 and key 15, thus permitting the readyinsertion of the parts. The lower ends of the furcations 16 of the keyare also rounded, as indicated at 19, so as to facilitate itsintroduction through the opening 5 and its removal therefrom. Bolts 20are passed through the furcations 16 and 9 and the laterally-extendingportions of the angle-iron 6, thus securely fastening the partstogether, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. The parts thus broughttogether provide in the hook portions 12 and 18 a suitable fastening orchair, into which the rail 14 may be inserted endwise and moved alonguntil properly positioned, the said hook members preventing verticaldisplacement. I prefer to give the hook members 12 and 18 a suflicientheight to provide a space beneath the rail and the shoulders 11 and 17and to insert in this space a strip of suitable cushioning material 21.The strip 21, besides acting to resiliently support the rails and makethe device to some extent noiseless, tends to force the rails upward andcause the upper surface of the flanges to firmly engage with theinwardlyprojecting portions of the hook members, thereby holding therail firmly in place and obviating creeping.

In Fig. 7 I have shown a modified form of fastening to be used at thejoints between the meeting ends of the rails. In this form in lieu ofthe hook members 12 and 18 I extend upward from the shoulders 11 and 17braces 22 which engage over the flanges of the rail 14E and have theirupper ends impinging against the under side of the head of the rail oneach side of the web. In this manner the ends of the rails will berigidly supported.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with a metallic railway-tie having an opening, ofmeans for fastening and supporting a rail on the tie comprisingbifurcated clamp members inserted through the opening and having theirupper portions engaging with the rail, one or more devices projectingfrom each side of the tie about which one of the clamp members isengaged, and means for fastening the clamp lower ends engaged about theangle-irons,

and means for fastening the bifurcated portions of the clamp members andthe angleirons together.

3. The combination with a metallic railway-tie having avertical webportion and laterally-extending flanges provided with an opening, ofmeans for fastening and supporting a rail on the tie comprisingbifurcated clamp members embracing the web of the tie through theopening and engaging over the lower portion of the rail at their upperends,

the said clamp members resting on the flanges of the tie beneath therail, angle-irons secured to the web of the rail on opposite sidesbeneath the flanges and adjacent the open ing, one of the said clampmembers having its bifurcated portion engaging about the angle-irons,and means for fastening the clamp members and the angle-irons together.

In testimony whereof I my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL J. SCOTT. Witnesses:

A. L. PHELPS, M. B. SOHLEY.

